Laura in Denver!

Laura came out to Denver this week to visit! Dave was finishing up some online classes, so it was a good time for her.
We went downtown to the 16th Street Mall and ate at the Cheesecake Factory. Only a 5 minute wait! Are you jealous, Utah people?I play on a softball team with Scott for his work. We needed girls so Laura played with us. She hit the ball every time she batted, and she caught 2 fly balls in the outfield! She hasn't played since Young Womens'. Everyone on the team was so impressed, they probably couldn't believe we were from the same family.
We met up with Kylee and Wendy Hallows from our home ward in Layton. They were out visiting their brother Jeremy.
It was fun to have Laura come visit!!!

Life in Strasburg

Well, guns are pretty much a part of our daily lives out here in Strasburg. Go NRA!
Our friend Travis Harris works for the division of Fisheries and Wildlife, and set up a clay pigeon shoot for our group of friends. I am pretty much the worst shot of the whole group, but what do you expect from a girl who'd never tasted venison, pheasant, elk, antelope, bear, and wild turkey until she moved out here?
Exercising our right to bear arms- me, Christa, Shawn, Keri, and Stephanie.Some of Scott's good buddies John and Kreg.
We had a fun evening, and then we ate out at Outback Steakhouse. Thanks Travis!

Happy Fourth of July!

We spent the fourth of July in South Dakota. Here are Tori and her cousin Bethany in their flag shirts doing what they love best: taming the barn kittens!

We went up to Fort Pierre to a rodeo- there were a lot of cowboy hats!Barrel racing...
Tori and Bethany decided that they had a crush on the young cowboy in the red shirt, whatever his name is...

Here's something that could only happen in South Dakota- a horse traffic jam!We spent some time at Mike and Katherine's pheasant ranch with family, and then we watched the fireworks in Presho. The Authiers had a golf tournament that day. Scott played a total of 81 holes of golf while in South Dakota!

Scott wishes you the very best Fourth of July ever!

Black Hills, South Dakota

While we were visiting Scott's parents in South Dakota, we decided to get away to the Black Hills for some family time.

This is us at Mount Rushmore. It was so foggy that day from the California wildfire smoke, that it was hard to see the mountain!

We stopped at Storybook Island in Rapid City, where they have a bunch of story book themed playgrounds and displays. Doesn't Scott look cute as Raggedy Ann?

This is my favorite... They still have 80's playground equipment there. The same model I played on in Kentucky when I was little!

Giddyup, Horsey! We took a tour of Crystal Cave.
We camped overnight. According to Popcan, this would be sissy camping because there were flush toilets and showers.